Digital Camera in a Home-made Experiment: Determining Oil Viscosity

  • C. Carreras Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), España
  • M. Yuste Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), España
  • J. P. Sánchez Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), España

Abstract

We suggest the use of digital camera to determine oil viscosity in a low cost experiment. The digital picture of the movement of a water drop into olive oil is analyzed by computer in order to determine water drop velocity and oil viscosity.

Published
Jun 20, 2007
How to Cite
CARRERAS, C.; YUSTE, M.; SÁNCHEZ, J. P.. Digital Camera in a Home-made Experiment: Determining Oil Viscosity. Revista Cubana de Física, [S.l.], v. 24, n. 1, p. 30-33, june 2007. ISSN 2224-7939. Available at: <https://revistacubanadefisica.org/index.php/rcf/article/view/RCF_24_1_30>. Date accessed: 25 apr. 2024.
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Issue
Vol 24 No 1 (2007): IV Ibero-American Workshop on Teaching of University Physics
Section
Original Articles

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